Dingell Breaks Record After 57 Years in House

Rep. John Dingell (D., Mich.) became the longest-serving member of Congress in U.S. history Friday, and in an interview reflected on major legislative achievements and the changes in Washington over his nearly six decades in the House.

Mr. Dingell, 86 years old, has held his position for 57 years, five months and 26 days. He broke the record held by the late Democratic Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia.

Mr. Dingell has been involved in some of Congress’s most celebrated achievements. “The single most important vote I cast” was for the 1964 Voting Rights Act, he said in an interview Friday.